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NEW CEP Independent Study Programs
Behavioral Interventions in Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Practical Guidance for Putting Theory Into Action	6	60
Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach	8	40
Childhood Mental Health Disorders: Evidence Base and Contextual Factors for Psychosocial, Psychopharmacological, and Combined Interventions	8	81
Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings: A Practitioner’s Guidebook, Second Edition	5	67
Comorbidity	1	10
Ethics Rounds Program 100	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 200	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 300	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 400	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 500	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 600	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 700	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 800	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 900	1	12
Inclusive Cultural Empathy: Making Relationships Central in Counseling and Psychotherapy	7	72
Inhalant Abuse	1	15
Methamphetamine	1	10
Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children: Theory, Assessment, and Intervention	7	40
A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy, Second Edition	9	60
Sex Offending: Causal Theories to Inform Research, Prevention, and Treatment	6	57
Unlocking the Potential of Patients With ADHD: A Model for Clinical Practice	5	70
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Acute Stress Disorder: A Handbook of Theory, Assessment, and Treatment	8	50
Abused Women and Survivor Therapy: A Practical Guide for the    Psychotherapist	12	70
Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: A Framework for Clinicians and Counselors (Discontinued 11/26/07)	8	50
Applying Multiple Social Science Research Methods to Educational Problems (Discontinued 05/27/2009)	5	55
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Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls	6	79
Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach	9	48
Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment (Discontinued 11/19/08)	7	75
Behavioral Interventions in Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Practical Guidance for Putting Theory Into Action	6	60
Bullying Prevention – DVD Program	3	50
C
Caring for Ourselves: A Therapist’s Guide to Personal and Professional Well-Being	6	50
Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach	8	40
Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification	17	92
Childhood Mental Health Disorders: Evidence Base and Contextual Factors for Psychosocial, Psychopharmacological, and Combined Interventions	8	81
Chronic Depression: Interpersonal Sources Therapeutic Solutions	6.5	70
Clinical Essentials of Pain Management	7	64
Clinical Health Psychology and Primary Care: Practical Advice and Clinical Guidance for Successful Collaboration	8	74
Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings, Revised Edition (Discontinued 10/07/08)	5	67
Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings: A Practitioner’s Guidebook, Second Edition	5	67
Clinical Hypnosis and Self-Regulation: Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective	10	75
Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach	10	60
The Clinician's Research Digest (CRD)	15	55-60
Comorbidity	1	10
Cognitive Schemas and Core Beliefs in Psychological Problems: A Scientist-Practitioner Guide	5	45
Cognitive Therapy – DVD Program	3	50
Coping Strategies Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa	9	50
Couple Power Therapy: Building Commitment, Cooperation, Communication, and Community in Relationships	5	40
Criminal Profiling: Developing an Effective Science and Practice	8	69
Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century (Discontinued 10/15/08)	7	55
Culturally Responsive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Assessment, Practice, and Supervision	9	60
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Deepening Psychotherapy with Men	7	55
Drug and Alcohol Abuse – DVD Program	3	50
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Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression - DVD Program	4	50
To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System (Discontinued 10/15/08)	7.5	60
Ethical Conflicts in Psychology, Third Edition (Discontinued 05/05/08)	18	100
Ethics in HIV-Related Psychotherapy: Clinical Decision Making in Complex Cases	9.5	82
Ethics in Plain English: An Illustrative Casebook For Psychologists, Second Edition	10	75
Ethics Rounds Program 100	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 200	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 300	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 400	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 500	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 600	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 700	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 800	1	12
Ethics Rounds Program 900	1	12
Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Relationships: Customizing the Treatment Relationship to the Individual Patient	2	20
Expert Witnesses in Child Abuse Cases	10	50
Exploring Sport and Exercise Psychology, Second Edition	15	105
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Family Psychology Science-Based Interventions	15	82
Fear of Intimacy	11	60
From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk: Trauma, Revictimization, and Intervention	7	65
G
Gender, Work Stress, and Health	7	70
Genetic Testing for Cancer: Psychological Approach for Helping Patients and Families (Discontinued 10/15/08)	8	60
Genetics and Criminality (Discontinued 01/11/08)	8	50
H
Healing From Within: The Use of Hypnosis in Women's Health Care	7	55
Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People with Intellectual Disabilities (Discontinued 10/15/08)	7	50
Health and Behavior: The Interplay of Biological, Behavioral, and Societal Influences (Discontinued 10/15/08)	11	70
Health Care Ethics For Psychologists: A Casebook	7.5	50
Health Consequences of Abuse in the Family: A Clinical Guide for Evidence-Based Practice (Discontinued 10/15/08)	8.5	62
The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy	10	90
The Hidden Disorder: A Clinician's Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Discontinued 01/14/09)	5	60
How Psychotherapists Develop: A Study of Therapeutic Work and Professional Growth	7	78
How to Survive and Thrive as a Therapist: Information, Ideas, and Resources for Psychologists in Practice	5.5	30
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Inclusive Cultural Empathy: Making Relationships Central in Counseling and Psychotherapy	7	72
Inhalant Abuse	1	15
The Interactional Nature of Depression (Discontinued 10/15/08)	9	60
Integrating Family Therapy: Handbook of Family Psychology and Systems Theory	18	74
Integrative Family Therapy – DVD Program	3	41
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Older Adults	6	60
Introduction to Professional Liability & Risk Management (CD-ROM)	6	50
J
Jeopardy in the Courtroom	10	67
L
Life and Death Decisions: Psychological and Ethical Considerations in End-of-Life Care	6	50
M
Mandated Report of Suspected Child Abuse: Ethics, Law, and Policy (Discontinued 10/07/08)	8	54
Measuring Suicidal Behavior and Risk in Children and Adolescents	8	66
Methamphetamine	1	10
Mixed-Race Identities – DVD Program	4	50
The MMPI-2: A Practitioner's Guide	12	81
The MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A in Court: A Practical Guide for Expert Witnesses and Attorneys, Third Edition	9	52
Multiculturalism and Intergroup Relations: Psychological Implications for Democracy in Global Context	7	50
N
Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia and Depression in Older Adults	8	44
Neuropsychology for Clinical Practice (Discontinued 08/29/07)	18	100
O
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Pedophilia and Sexual Offending Against Children: Theory, Assessment, and Intervention	7	40
Personality Disorders and the Five-Factor Model Personality, 2nd Edition	18	72
Personality-Guided Behavior Therapy	12	40
Personality-Guided Forensic Psychology	9	56
Practical Ethics for Psychologists: A Positive Approach	8.5	86
Practicing Feminist Ethics in Psychology	7	63
Preventing Violence in Relationships: Interventions Across the Life Span	9	60
Preventing Youth Violence in a Multicultural Society	7	55
Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States, Second Edition: Phenomenology, Diagnosis, and Measurement	7	50
Psychological Treatment of Chronic Illness: A Biopsychosocial Therapy Approach	7	50
R
Reading and Understanding Multivariate Statistics	18	93
Religion and the Clinical Practice of Psychology	15	78
S
Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships	7	53
Sex Offending: Causal Theories to Inform Research, Prevention, and Treatment	6	57
Shy Children, Phobic Adults: The Nature and Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder, Second Edition	8	50
Social Security Administration: Understanding The Social Security Disability Program Mental Impairments	4	40
A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy, Second Edition	9	60
Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: An Evidenced-Based Guide	7	53
The Suicidal Patient: Clinical and Legal Standards of Care, 2nd Edition	7	60
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Therapy with Difficult Clients: Using the Precursors Model to Awaken Change	10	82
Trauma and Substance Abuse: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Comorbid Disorders	15	50
Treating Patients with Neuropsychological Disorders: A Clinician's Guide to Assessment and Referral	5	42
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Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Discontinued 01/14/09)	8	50
Understanding Depression in Women: Applying Empirical Research to Practice and Policy	4	38
Understanding Sleep	10	80
Understanding Terrorism: Psychosocial Roots, Consequences, and Interventions	8	65
Unlocking the Potential of Patients With ADHD: A Model for Clinical Practice	5	70
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W
Working With Headaches – DVD Program (Discontinued 10/15/08)	3	50
Working with Parents of Aggressive Children	9	50
Women and Victimization: Contributing Factors, Interventions, and Implications	9	45
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You're On! Consulting for Peak Performance	7	77